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Friday, March 8th, 2013
All not rosy in agriculture
Ohio Farm Bureau official speaks about issues worrying farmers
By Nancy Allen
CELINA - The ag industry is being scrutinized more than ever through media attention brought by animal rights groups, those advocating for organic-only food and others, an official with an Ohio farm lobbying group said Thursday.
Mike Bumgarner, vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau's Center for Food and Animal Issues, told those attending Thursday's agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina that this often gives the public a negative perception of conventional agriculture. [More]
Marion Local's rally falls short
Division IV Regional at Tipp City
By Gary R. Rasberry
TIPP CITY - Marion Local's girls basketball team staged a tremendous comeback by trimming a 23-point deficit to two points before Fort Loramie held on for a 71-66 victory in the Division IV regional semifinal on Thursday night at Tippecanoe High School. [More]
Obituaries on March 8th, 2013
Evelyn Fockler
Evelyn May Fockler, 94, Defiance, passed away March 4, 2013, at the CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Dortha Wright
Dortha Wright, 87, Portland, Ind., died March 7, 2013, at Indiana University Ball Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Anna Homan
Anna Marie Homan, 90, Celina, died March 7, 2013, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Gregor Prenger
Gregor L. Prenger, 86, Maria Stein, died at 1:30 a.m. March 7, 2013, at the Cleveland Clinic. [More]
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ALICE visits Lake Campus
Training shows how to react to an active shooter
CELINA - Sgt. Patrick Ammon, crime prevention officer at Wright State University in Dayton, was pelted repeatedly with racket balls and wrestled to the ground by his audience Thursday night at the Lake Campus.
Red Cross volunteers honored
CARTHAGENA - Hillary Zavala vividly recalls the early morning fire that chased her family from their St. Henry apartment in mid-January.
She rememb
Airport seeks deal on debt
Board asks for payment plan on $24,600 owed county
MONTEZUMA - Mercer County Commissioners are striving to help cash-strapped airport officials repay a $24,600 debt to the county.
Lakefield Airport
Local company to lead Burkettsville project
BURKETTSVILLE - A Coldwater company on Thursday was chosen to oversee a nearly $1 million street project in this southern Mercer County village.
Co
Nutrition program a 'win-win' for everyone
Naturally speaking
The annual U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits everyone, says Rhonda Davisson, the nutrition care coordinator for Area Agency on Aging 3, Lima.
Rosenbeck Coach of the Year in D-IV
All-Northwest District Basketball Honors
St. Henry boys basketball coach Eric Rosenbeck won't accept much credit for the success the Redskins have achieved this year.
However, the media pa
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